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Lost and Found - Surviving the Maze of Marrakech

Lost and Found - Surviving the Maze of Marrakech

October 26, 2014
Cities, Marrakesh
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“Do you know where you are?” Youssef looks at me expectantly. Oh flip, is he going to leave me in the middle of the kasbah? I know that is where I am, but that doesn't mean I know how to get back to my hotel. I give him a sheepish look, “No, I don't.” He just laughs and buys me a cactus fruit that I have been eyeing for the last couple of stalls. “Do you [...]
Back to the Roots of Photography: PolaWalk in Vienna

Back to the Roots of Photography: PolaWalk in Vienna

September 11, 2013
Cities, Photography, Vienna
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Digital photography has made a lot of things easier. Everyone with a common sense for composition and perspective and a little knowledge about exposure, aperture, shutter speed and ISO has the possibility to create an aesthetic masterpiece – safely locked up on a memory card and a hard-drive. The sheer amount tourists and travelers with bulky DSLR cameras ar[...]

The Travelettes Guide to Street Art in Berlin

April 15, 2013
Berlin, Cities, Travelettes Guide
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People come to Berlin for different reasons - whether it is to comprehend the leftovers of separation and unification, to enjoy the never-ending club tours through Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain or to experience the diversity of cultures living together. But Germany's capital is also the center of attraction for artists from all over the world - musicians f[...]
A blind date with Berlin

A blind date with Berlin

October 8, 2011
Berlin, Cities, Must do's
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A while ago, we wrote about the Unseen Tours where you are guided to places you wouldn't normally see as a tourist. In Berlin, you can go on a guided tour where you don't see anything at all. The project "The heard city" (Gehörte Stadt) invites curious visitors to see hear the city with their own ears. With a sleeping mask covering your eyes, a lot of confid[...]
Unseen tours - London tours guided by homeless people

Unseen tours - London tours guided by homeless people

April 14, 2011
Cities, London, Travel Prep
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Want to challenge your view of what it means to be a person living in London? Unseen tours gives you the opportunity to see the city from a completely different, and often shunned perspective. Let a homeless person be your guide for some hours, and challenge yourself to broaden your own horizon. The guides own stories and experiences from the city introduces[...]